Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, Cyprus's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 5.4% compared to 2024, reaching 42.0.

Cyprus accounts for 57.6% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Cyprus ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.6% (from 59.7 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.